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[securitybreach]

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News: Install media 2012.07.15 released
2012-07-22 - Pierre Schmitz
New iso images containing a current Arch Linux snapshot have been released and can be found on our Download page.

Most notable change is that AIF (the Arch Installation Framework) is no longer included but instead some simple install scripts are provided to aid in the installation process. This means a menu driven installer is no longer available and we rely more on documentation to guide new users. We would like to encourage our community to fill in the remaining gaps in our wiki.

From now on our install images are signed and it is highly recommend to verify their signature before use. On Arch Linux this can be done by using pacman-key -v <iso-file>.sig...........

https://www.archlinu...20715-released/

[ichase]

Josh,
DOes this mean you will need to re-do your Arch installation tutorial?  

[securitybreach]

Maybe a small revision

[abarbarian]

Downloaded the latest .iso and ma torrenting it same as I did the last one.
I need a clean install to  sort out some gremlins.

[V.T. Eric Layton]

I'm confused. Is the Arch install getting easier (more Ubuntu-ish) or more complicated (Gentoo-ish)?

[abarbarian]

None of the above really. It is more a tangenitally logical afair with a WYTIWYG outcome delivering ultimate customability to suit todays modern freethinking individuals.  

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Ah... OK.

[abarbarian]

V.T. Eric Layton, on 22 July 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:

Ah... OK.

Ah ha my bad for not elucidating. WYTIWYG = What You Type Is What You Get.

Josh if you are doing a rewrite would you consider a more geeky alternative to that sop to the proletariat Gnome and try, say E17 or Window Maker.
Even the stubborn Finn has seen the light and ditched his gnominess.

Edited by abarbarian, 23 July 2012 - 06:24 AM.

[securitybreach]

abarbarian, on 23 July 2012 - 06:23 AM, said:

Ah ha my bad for not elucidating. WYTIWYG = What You Type Is What You Get.

Josh if you are doing a rewrite would you consider a more geeky alternative to that sop to the proletariat Gnome and try, say E17 or Window Maker.
Even the stubborn Finn has seen the light and ditched his gnominess.

Thanks for the suggestion but I do not think I would suggest WIndowMaker or E17 on a new user's installation. Too much of a learning curve.

[ichase]

securitybreach, on 23 July 2012 - 09:39 AM, said:

Thanks for the suggestion but I do not think I would suggest WIndowMaker or E17 on a new user's installation. Too much of a learning curve.

I can't say I completely agree with you on this one Josh and here is why.  A Linux user making the leap into an OS such as Arch or Slackware is doing this once comfortable with the basics of Linux.  I have yet to install WindowMaker but E-17 was a piece of cake as was KDE.  But for a base line GUI install, you have to pick one so Gnome is just as good for a tutorial as any of the others.